Finalists will vie for their share of a total prize valued at over $100,000.
During this exciting event you will watch the 4 competition finalists present their product or service in front of a panel of distinguished judges all of whom are successful investors and/or entrepreneurs.
Event date: Wednesday, March 20 @ 6:00 PM
Registration cost: FREE
Event location: In-person – or online.
In-person: Bush Auditorium, Rollins College | Online: Login instructions will be emailed to registrants prior to the event or see below.
Join us for the 2024 Annual Venture Plan Competition
Register below to attend the FREE exciting live event on Wednesday, March 20 at 6:00 PM.
About the Annual Venture Plan Competition
The annual competition, hosted by the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College every year since 2015, is Central Florida’s largest, most prestigious, and comprehensive business plan and pitch competition for startups. Open to all regionally headquartered startups, the annual competition is where teams battle for funding, exposure, and mentorship in front of the region’s top entrepreneurs, leaders, and venture capitalists. Participants compete for prize money before multiple distinguished judges panels, all of whom are successful investors and entrepreneurs. The competition continues to serve as the platform for Central Florida startup companies to gain exposure and funding.
2024 *Finalists & Semi-finalists
- ADIBE Collaborative
- Agora World
- BeamBloxx
- FlowIntell*
- Ezzyfit
- Global Emergency Management Solutions LLC
- Nexterra Medical
- Parrots Inc
- PeakAlity
- PETE Learning*
- QLEDCures LLC
- Role Labs, Inc.
- RoomRite*
- Silicon Assurance*
- Space Domain Awareness Inc.
Fast Facts About the Competition
- Two of our past 1st place winners were successfully acquired in 2020.
- Of the 34 companies that have been finalists for the competition since 2012, 27 are in business today. Together those 27 companies:
- Generated over $55 million in revenue.
- Raised $36 million in investment capital.
- Employ over 374 people.
- The 2020 VPC awarded $50,000 in cash prizes to the four finalists, with $25,000 in cash going to the winner, mTrack.
- The unique partnership developed with our winners provides them with limitless potential to make a difference in Central Florida's entrepreneurial ecosystem and in their industry as a whole.
- Companies indicate that they participate for investment, connections, coaching, networking, mentoring, and an intense, real-world immersive experience of pitching their company.
Thank you to our 2024 Competition Sponsor
